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I was not logged in at the time so expect that the link will work for everyone.

The passages relevant to Eric’s concern state . . .

The latest statement reiterated an earlier one that said South Korea’s full participation in the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative would amount to a “declaration of war” against it.

North Korea has used that phrase dozens of times since the 1980s, including when U.S. President Ronald Reagan called it a “terrorist state” and when U.S. President George W. Bush called it part of an “axis of evil.”

It has threatened to quit the armistice agreement less often, analysts said and a review of Pyongyang’s official announcements and news accounts showed.

The complete article is worth reading for the more in depth perspective if offers.